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Decision On TikTok Ban Coming Sunday

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has asked a federal judge to temporarily stop President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting the popular app over national security concerns. In court documents, TikTok argued the ban is motivated by political considerations over the November presidential election, not by a genuine national security concern. and Walmart Inc.

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Uber Agrees To Pay $145M Fine To Settle Data Breach Lawsuit

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced on Wednesday (Sept. 26) that they have reached a settlement with Uber Technologies Inc., Companies in California and throughout the nation are entrusted with customers’ valuable private information.

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Conference of State Bank Supervisors files new lawsuit to block OCC approval of Figure Technologies charter application

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federal district court to block the OCC from granting a national bank charter to Figure Technologies Inc. federal district court challenging the OCC’s authority to issue special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters to non-depository fintech companies.

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U.S. Gov’t Fights States’ Bid To Block Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Saying Move Would Slow 5G

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Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have banded together to try and strike down the merger. The technology is expected to help facilitate the development of smart cities, autonomous vehicles and more automated factories. The merger was approved in July by the Justice Department and in October by the FCC.

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Bill to regulate use of algorithms under consideration by D.C. Council

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The Chamber also sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy expressing its concerns regarding the Blueprint, including that it was developed without sufficient stakeholder input and conflates artificial intelligence with data privacy.

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The Pandemic And The Side-Hustle Renaissance

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unemployment rate, even as the nation engages in its annual celebration of workers. area attorney with the District of Columbia attorney general’s office, to work from home, she launched CheezMD as a side hustle. workers are finding jobs that utilize digital technology and a lot of creativity.

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Who Should Lead The Digital ID Push?

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States like Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Maryland, Wyoming and even the District of Columbia are currently testing or have already piloted the use of digital drivers’ licenses. eIDEAS measures, which call for eSignatures to be used and accepted across the EU, took effect back in 2014. This evolution isn’t confined to the EU, though.

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